Having decided to turn down frivolous concerns raised by investigative agencies, the government has put in place a detailed protocol for clearing all FDI proposals as part of an exercise to speed up approvals and bring about greater transparency.

In order to exhibit the model stretches of national highways as per norms, NHAI plans to develop 57 stretches of NH (1,735 kms) across the length and breadth of the country near each state capital, the NHAI official said. These model stretches will serve as a platform to instruct the highway engineers.